Mystery Books
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Divine Justice (Camel Club)
Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Stone Cold, Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci's most
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Velocity
The international bestseller Dean Koontz delivers a masterclass of storytelling suspense in this thriller. What would you do if a
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Moonlight Mile (Kenzie and Gennaro)
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane delivers an explosive tale of integrity and veng
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"I" is for Innocent (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries)
Five years ago David Barney was acquitted of the murder of his rich wife, Isabelle. Now, Isabelle’s e
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Dolores Claiborne
When housekeeper Dolores Claiborne is questioned in the death of her wealthy employer, a long-hidden dark secret from her pas
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Gone (Alex Delaware, No. 20)
No one conducts a more chilling, suspenseful, thoroughly engrossing tour through the winding corridors of criminal behavior and th
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Soul Patch (Moe Prager Series)
Winner of the Shamus Award. Nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, and Barry awards."Reed Farrel Coleman is a te
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Mystery Movies
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American Psycho (Uncut Version) (Killer Collector's Edition)
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancé (Reese W
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A Beautiful Mind
Winner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard and produced b
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The Bone Collector
Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie. A paralyzed forensics expert and a rookie policewoman team up to nab a serial killer. 1999/colo
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The Next Three Days
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into
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Vanilla Sky
Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz. Cameron Crowe's thrilling remake of Open Your Eyes , a sexy psychological tale of wealth,
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Mystery Authors
Book reviews - THE NEW MAGDALEN
THE NEW MAGDALENAuthor: Wilkie Collins Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, poet, and playwright writing in the mid 19th century. His writing was very popular consisting of 27 novels, 50 short stories, 15 plays and over 100 poems. His best-known works were The Woman in White, The Moonstone and Armadale. Collins was greatly influenced by his friend Charles Dickens. . In The New Magdalen Collins attacks the attitudes of society toward the fallen woman. The year was 1870, which was the time of the war between France and Germany. The characters in the story are Captain Arnault, of the French army; Surgeon Surville, of the French ambulance corps; Surgeon Wetzel, of the German army; Mercy Merrick, attached as nurse to the French ambulance corps; and Grace Roseberry, a traveling lady on her way to England.
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US publication:
1873
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novels
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